Pecos to Get 59 Thousand Dollar Sales Tax Rebate
State Comptroller Bob Bullock announced Pecos City will receive 59 004 45 as its share of the city sales tax for the period through Aug 24 The 1978 total to date for Pecos is 234 989 16 up from 207 932 63 in 1977 The statewide rebates totaling 70 1 million have gone to 900 Texas cities as September shares raising the year to 306 5 million an increase of 16 3 percent over last year.
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Bob Bullock
Pecos City
Bullock
Texas
Comptrollers Office
Houston
Dallas
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Austin
Helping Hand aids elderly man with temporary needs
The Enterprise resumes the Helping Hand program to assist a recently hospitalised, disabled man now in low income housing. He seeks a double or twin bed, a couch or chairs, a circulating fan, sheets, pots and pans, towels and washcloths. Donations may be left at The Enterprise office or arranged by calling 445 5475.
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S. Cedar
Showdown vote on natural gas Senate opposition fights uphill
Senate opposition to a multibillion dollar natural gas pricing compromise faces a tough path as the bill heads to a key vote to send the measure back to the House Senate conference. The plan would lift controls by 1985 and raise prices, with $9 billion in added producer revenue and a $13 annual home bill increase.
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Mike Shanahan
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
White House
Senate
House Senate
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia Democrat
House
Carter
Congress
Hill Pads Party Boss in Smooth Texas Democratic Session
Gubernatorial hopeful John Hill tightened his grip on the Texas Democratic Party at a weekend state convention, securing Billy Goldberg as party chairman and winning a hand-written platform with minimal opposition. Goldberg challenged Republican spending and backed a liberal collective bargaining stance, while conservatives tested rural influence with a vice-chair race that Davis won.
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Tom Decola
Associated Press
Fort Worth
John
Busey Hill
Goldberg
Assembly
Texas
Dallas
Bill Clements
Jim Baker
Mark White
John Tower
Bob Krueger
Tower
Senate
Hill
Billie Veach
Burnet
Deralyn Davis
Davis
Richard Perkins
Glyn Day
Odessa
Weekend Heat Bakes Pecos with Triple Digit Highs
Weather data show Pecos endured a hot weekend with Friday 101 degrees and Saturday high near 100. Saturday dawned with a 61 degree low, Sunday morning at 63, and yesterday's high at 100 with a 62 overnight low. Upcoming highs expected in the 80s to 90s.
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Pecos
Magistrate reports August actions in Pecos division
The U S Magistrate J M Preston of Pecos reports 55 defendants sentenced to imprisonment and 4500 in fines from 68 defendants appearing on petty or misdemeanor INS law violations. All convicted after guilty pleas. One probation in petty offense. Two grand jury reports with six indictments in Pecos division and two indictments in Midland Odessa division. Defendants acknowledged their rights in open court.
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U.S
J.M. Preston
Pecos
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Midland- Odessa
Mexico
GAO report cites up to 25 billion fraud cost to government
A General Accounting Office estimate places federal fraud and related white collar crimes in the 2.5 billion to 25 billion range. The administration vows an interagency strike force to probe the GSA scandal as Senate hearings review progress on investigations. GAO chief Elmer Staats warns no one knows the true magnitude of fraud against federal programs while Justice officials cite a 1 to 10 percent incidence.
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Washington
Congressional
General Accounting Office
General Services Administration
Housekeeping
Senate
Sen
Lawton Chiles
D-Fla
GSA
Elmer B. Staats
GAO
Department of Justice
Booster Club to Meet Tuesday in Pecos
Reeves County Sheriff Raul Florez issued an invitation for football fans to attend the Pecos Eagles Booster Club meeting at the high school fieldhouse Tuesday at 8 p.m. The president outlined fundraising plans, including a trip to a Dallas Cowboys game, and the sale of individual and team Eagles photographs. A film on the previous game and scouting reports for the Eagle schedule will be shown.
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Reeves County
Raul Florez
Pecos Eagles
Dallas Cowboys
Eagles
Six Mexican nationals jailed for illegal U.S. entry convictions
Six Mexican nationals were convicted on plea of guilty under Naturalization Service Law and sentenced in Pecos. Andres Tobias Chacon-Porras, 27, received 179 days on two counts consecutive. Manuel Tarango-Tarango, 22, and Antonio Chavez-Melendez, 25, each 90 days for illegal presence. Lazano Soto-Soto, 39, and Miguel Melendez-Cardenas, 40, 60 days each. Benito Hernandez-Gonzales, 25, 30 days. Prior repeat apprehensions noted and voluntary departures previously granted.
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Andres Tobias Chacon- Porras
United States
Manuel Tarango-Tarango
Antonio Chavez-Melendez
U.S
J.M. Preston
Pecos
Mexico
Lazano Soto-Soto
Miguel Melendez-Cardenas
Benito Hernandez-Gonzales
Paul Kirkwood Wins $15 Football Contest
Paul Kirkwood of Wyoming won the $15 football contest prize by missing only the Dallas Los Angeles game. One hundred fifty-one entries were received. Spoiler games included Dallas Los Angeles Crane Maria and Penn State Ohio State. Kirkwood’s tie breaker score was 34 when Pecos beat Carlsbad Cavemen 34 0 Friday night at Eagle Stadium.
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Paul Kirkwood
Wyoming
Kirkwood
Pecos
Carlsbad Cavemen
Eagle Stadium
Blanche Gomez
Danny Brijalba
Larry Aguilar
Bob Bowlin
Hector Matta
Gloria Avila
Adelino Contreras
Julian Florez
Elena Corrales
Manuel Jurado
Pecos Enterprise
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the Daughters of the American Revolution
Roger Russell
W.R
Bob'’ Bickley
Robert Hinojos
Robert Strauss
Walter F. Mondale
Jacob
Amos
Will Rogers
Inelda Dominguez
Chiles
Staats
Subcommittee On
Booster Club
Florez
U.S. Border Patrol
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